“Come on, we’ve been deeper than this, in additional shit than this, and we by no means pulled out.”

“That is totally different. That is Dante fucking Anderson, and he’s asking you to get his spouse pregnant. It’s too far. You’re bringing an harmless life into it.”

“What if I don’t get her pregnant?” I pause. “What if he thinks that’s what I’m doing, however I don’t. It’s not like he can ask her.”

Callie runs her arms over her face. “I don’t know. It’s too dangerous. This might finish very badly.”

“We each know Dante will get what he needs. If it isn’t me, it’ll be another person. I can string this out for so long as I want for him to take me beneath his wing. It’s a suggestion we’d be silly to disregard.”

CHAPTER FOUR

8 years earlier . . .

TESSA

My thoughts is racing and I’m struggling to breathe, like my lungs aren’t absolutely taking within the air. The room feels scorching, too scorching, and I pull at my shirt to generate a slight breeze. I perch nervously on the sting of the massive mattress inside Dante’s bed room. He stares at me for an uncomfortably very long time, including to the stress I already really feel.

“You don’t have any one,” he repeats.

“I gained’t say something,” I mutter, and my voice sounds weak and so in contrast to me.

“I do know.” He takes my hand and pulls me to face. He gently brushes some hair from my face after which he lowers his mouth to mine. My coronary heart slams more durable after I realise I can’t draw back as a result of his hand is gripping the again of my neck. His lips are tough towards my very own, and his stubble scratches towards me. When he pulls again, his eyes are stuffed with lust. “You’re going to remain right here, with me.”

“Huh?”

“You’re staying right here, jailbait.”

I chortle nervously, ready for him to inform me he’s joking. When he doesn’t, my smile fades and I swallow the lump in my throat. “You’re loopy.”

“Have you ever had intercourse earlier than?”

Panic replaces the nervousness, and I frown. “What’s that acquired to do with something?” I pull free and head for the door.

He snatches my hand in his, yanking me again to him. “Are you a virgin?” I shake my head, out of the blue scared to be right here, trapped on this room with a person twice my age. A person I’ve seen do the unspeakable. “Disgrace.” He slips my high from my shoulder, and I shrug him off. He narrows his eyes. “I all the time get what I would like, Tessa, and I would like you. We are able to do that the simple means or the arduous means.” I shove him, however he hardly strikes. As a substitute, he grins. “The arduous means is okay by me.”

* * *

The following day, Dante slows the automobile exterior the care residence. “Hurry.”

“They’ll ask questions,” I mutter, gently operating my fingers over the bruise above my knee.

Dante catches my chin in his grasp and pulls my face to take a look at him. I wince. “Hurry, or I’ll are available in there and discover you.”

Josey rushes in direction of me the second I shut the door. “Jesus, what occurred?” She checks my black eye.

“I acquired right into a combat,” I mumble, turning my head away. “I’m superb.”

“You didn’t come residence final night time. You’ve got a curfew.”

“Curfews are for youths, and I’m virtually seventeen. One other month and also you’ll be kicking me out anyway.” I rush upstairs and slam the door. I fall onto my mattress and cry arduous, pushing my face into my pillow to muffle the sound. I need to inform Josey the reality and beg her to assist me, however Dante stated if I inform anybody, he’ll kill Callie and Emerson. They’re the one folks I actually care about, and after what he did to me final night time, I absolutely consider he’ll kill anybody who stands in his means.

Taking a deep breath, I push to sit down up and look across the room I’ve lived in for the final two years. I don’t know what Dante has in retailer for me, nevertheless it’s not something good. Judging by final night time, I’m heading to dwell in hell.

Current day . . .

I look at the packet of biscuits earlier than inserting them in my buying trolley, then I look at Nero, who follows just a few steps behind. I’ve by no means been allowed out alone. I spend days both locked up in the home or following Dante round whereas he does enterprise. That is the primary time I’ve been allowed out of Dante’s sight and away from the home, and I can’t deny I really feel sick with nerves. When he introduced Nero could be my bodyguard, I didn’t realise it meant I’d get extra freedom, and now, different questions are plaguing my thoughts, like why Dante would out of the blue ease up on me. It is not sensible. All I can give you is that it’s a trick and, later, after I return residence, he’ll punish me.

Dante gave me a financial institution card this morning at breakfast and ordered me to do some meals buying. Normally, he takes care of that by ordering all the things on-line. It’s been a very long time since I did something like this. I’m already on the third aisle within the grocery store and I’m discovering the entire thing overwhelming. Ultimately, Nero steps nearer. “Is all the things okay, Mrs. Anderson?”

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